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Correct roof sheathing to framing connection technique; nails into framing.
Correct roof sheathing to framing connection technique; nails into framing.
Correct roof sheathing to framing connection technique; nails into framing.
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Example of a properly braced gable end wall
Example of a properly braced gable end wall
Example of a properly braced gable end wall
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Right - Installation steps for the L-bent strap method of bracing a gable end wall
Right - Installation steps for the L-bent strap method of bracing a gable end wall
Right - Installation steps for the L-bent strap method of bracing a gable end wall
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Right - Raised-heel roof trusses allow more room at the eaves for attic insulation.
Right - Raised-heel roof trusses allow more room at the eaves for attic insulation.
Right - Raised-heel roof trusses allow more room at the eaves for attic insulation.
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Right – An existing gable wall is reinforced with horizontal braces that butt up to the gable end wall and connect back to multiple trusses; retrofit studs make full contact with the wall and the compression blocks and are connected to the horizontal brac
Right – An existing gable wall is reinforced with horizontal braces that butt up to the gable end wall and connect back to multiple trusses; retrofit studs make full contact with the wall and the compression blocks and are connected to the horizontal brac
Right – An existing gable wall is reinforced with horizontal braces that butt up to the gable end wall and connect back to multiple trusses; retrofit studs make full contact with the wall and the compression blocks and are connected to the horizontal brac
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The OSB roof decking product comes with an adhered radiant foil barrier which helps to prevent heat transfer in or out of the vented attic, while R-13 unfaced fiberglass fills the advanced-framed 2x6 walls.
The OSB roof decking product comes with an adhered radiant foil barrier which helps to prevent heat transfer in or out of the vented attic, while R-13 unfaced fiberglass fills the advanced-framed 2x6 walls.
The OSB roof decking product comes with an adhered radiant foil barrier which helps to prevent heat transfer in or out of the vented attic, while R-13 unfaced fiberglass fills the advanced-framed 2x6 walls.
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Wrong – This house under construction is lacking wall to truss bracing and the bottom chord of the scissor trusses is several feet above the top of the end wall top plate
Wrong – This house under construction is lacking wall to truss bracing and the bottom chord of the scissor trusses is several feet above the top of the end wall top plate
Wrong – This house under construction is lacking wall to truss bracing and the bottom chord of the scissor trusses is several feet above the top of the end wall top plate
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